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Man With Knife Wound in Neck Fled Altercation

According to scanner traffic at approximately 9:20 p.m., law enforcement responded to a report of two “assault victims” in the area of Main and Bridge Streets in the town of Scotia.

Details are incomplete but, according to scanner traffic, the male half of the altercation fled the scene north towards Rio Dell with a knife wound in his neck. Law enforcement eventually located the man about 9:50 p.m. in north Scotia. Medical says the wound is self-inflicted.